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The sociological ambition : elementary forms of social and moral life

In a comprehensive reassessment of the field, Chris Shilling and Philip A Mellor examine the various attempts that have been made to reconstruct sociology over the last century, arguing that classical and contemporary social theories must be studied in relation to the ambition that first shaped and established the discipline
eBook, English, 2001
SAGE, London, 2001
History
1 online resource (237 pages)
9781412933483, 9781446219652, 9781280370069, 9781446238837, 141293348X, 1446219658, 1280370068, 1446238830
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1
Beginnings; Chapter 2
Human Sociology; Chapter 3
Sacred Sociology; Chapter 4
Tragic Sociology; Chapter 5
Heroic Sociology; Chapter 6
Normative Sociology; Chapter 7
Conflict Sociology; Chapter 8
Feminist Sociology; Chapter 9
'Racial' Sociology; Chapter 10
Rational Sociology; Chapter 11
Post/Modern Sociology; Chapter 12
Conclusion; Bibliography; Index